Tom Cruise: 25 Memorable Roles
As the actor hits the screen as a U.S. senator in ''Lions for Lambs,'' we trace his career as a pool shark, a Top Gun, a sports agent, and a samurai
By Marc Bernardin and Gary Susman Updated November 06, 2007 at 09:20 PM EST
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Lions for Lambs, Tom Cruise
Credit: David James
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Tom Cruise, The Outsiders
Credit: The Outsiders: Everett Collection
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Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, ...
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Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, ...
Credit: Risky Business: Everett Collection
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Tom Cruise, All the Right Moves
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Legend, Tom Cruise
Credit: Everett Collection
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Tom Cruise, Top Gun
Credit: Top Gun: Everett Collection
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Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, ...
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Tom Cruise, Cocktail
Credit: Cocktail: Everett Collection
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Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman, ...
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Tom Cruise, Born on the Fourth of July
Credit: Born on the 4th of July: Everett Collection
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Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, ...
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Tom Cruise, A Few Good Men
Credit: Sidney Baldwin
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Tom Cruise, Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Credit: Interview with a Vampire: Everett Collection
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Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise
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Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Credit: Magnolia: Peter Sorel
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Penelope Cruz, Vanilla Sky
Credit: Neal Preston
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Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton, ...
Credit: Minority Report: David James
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Tom Cruise, The Last Samurai
Credit: The Last Samurai: David James
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Tom Cruise, Collateral
Credit: Collateral: Frank Connor
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Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, ...
Credit: War of the Worlds: Frank Connor
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Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible III
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By Marc Bernardin and Gary Susman